Chapter 12

Well, our happy couple has finally made it to their new home in one of the outer suburbs of Free Cheese. Their combined nest eggs bought them a nice little place.

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Good thing too. With one on the way, there's not much time for a lot of house hunting. They've found a good place to get started out in.

"Yep, it'll be just Me, V, and baby makes three."

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Well, baby might make it three or four, depending on if you're carrying twins.

"Hsst! Stop interrupting our horribly cute familial moment."

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Fine fine, I'll pan back and get a shot of the front of the house, now that the limo has pulled away. Once they've earned a little more money I've got another place selected for them to move up to.

Someone remind me to install those anti-pedestrian garage doors too.

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Hey now, that doesn't look like your 'cute familial moment.'

"How do you think I got in the family way in the first place, hmm?"

I think it actually involved a quickie in the changing room, not making out on the front walk. What will the neighbors say?

"The neighbors can bite me."

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Oh, and K2, you might want to rethink about asking Vlad to carry you across the threshold. There's a bit more of you than usual for him to carry.

"Are you saying I'm fat?"

No, you're pregnant; poor Vlad would be carrying two of you through the door, and he looks to be having a bit of an issue with it.

"Well, he better not drop me, that's all I have to say."

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Um, haven't you done that enough recently?

"Hello! Just got back from the honeymoon. New house, new bed. Of course we've got to try it out. That and they wouldn't let us do it in the limo. Now go away so we can get busy here!"

Fine. I'll go feed the cat or something. Spook's sitting under my desk trying to gnaw my toes off anyway.

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Something amiss there K2? You two were finished when I got back, so I know I didn't catch you in the middle of doing anything.

"I... I... I'm in Maxis maternity wear!"

Yeah, and?

"Ohmigawd! Get it off! Get it off! It itches."

Oh settle down. We'll go change it here in a moment.

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Right now, why don't you head on downstairs. Your husband managed to not burn lunch, and your hunger bar is nudging towards orange.

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"That was nice, but now my fun bar is dropping. What's there to frickin do in this place?"

Well, there's a couple nicely stocked bookcases and an easel in the front room. Or maybe you'd prefer a little fishing in the pond out back. Or...

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"Hey!"

What?

"That's my MP3 player! I've been wondering where the hell that damn thing disappeared to."

Vlad's had it since graduation.

"He has?! That weasel! Oh I'm going to be giving him what for for this! But first, I need to rock."

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And K2 stole her MP3 player back from Vlad. These two are too cute to watch when they're rocking out together.

And I never had glare problems like this until I installed Seasons *sigh*

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Gratuitous 'talk to baby' screenshot *chuckle*

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There. How's that K2? Better than the Maxis preggo wear?

"Much better. And sweatery too."

We are heading in to fall

"So what else is there to do in this place?"

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Look! Knowledge Sims in their natural habitat!

A skilling knowledge sim is a happy knowledge sim.

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I bought Vlad a telescope, as he'd spun up the want for it. I was even nice and did not buy him the one that was marked 10X (for ten times the magnification, right? Right?)

And where was K2 while Vlad was out staring at the stars (and the neighbors?)

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Well, a skilling, pregnant knowledge sim fast becomes a hungry pregnant knowledge sim. With predictable results.

I hope those croutons are comfy.

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Vlad has a very good cooking skill, but every time I turn around he's burning something. Luckily I think he's only set the kitchen on fire twice, once in college and once in the pink house. Maybe twice at college. He always looks so dejected when it happens though.

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"Waaaah!"

What's wrong lil camper?

"I'm tired and cranky and hungry and my salad's nasty and I've got a crouton stuck in my..."

I'm not sure we want to know where the crouton is stuck, considering you've been sleeping on them.

"Meanie."

Look on the bright side. You're still gold. That means you can go use the energizer out in the backyard.

"Energizer? When the hell did we get that?"

I just whipped it out of your backpack a few minutes ago. Now go out and recharge.

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Unfortunately, K2 never made it that far. We'll just let her sleep a little bit and then stick her the contraption to juice her back up.

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See. Come dawn and she's all ready to go.

Careful there K2. Keep making noises like that and Vlad is going to think you're messing around with Clay again in the backyard.

"I never messed around with him in the backyard."

Probably the only place.

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Since you're all revved up and ready go to, why don't you use some of that new found energy to tidy up the backyard? There's tree crap all over the lawn.

"*grumble* Damn trees *mumble* Damn Seasons *bitchmoan* Damn leaves falling over everywhere *complain* Damn controller making a pregnant gal clean 'em all up."

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"What's that? You're hungry? Yeah, I can't blame you. I'm hungry from all the damn raking too."

But you earned a cleaning point from it.

"Let's go see what's in the fridge."

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You're in luck. Vlad left you some chili. Hopefully he managed not to burn it this time.

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"Well, it doesn't look burned."

Hey, I guess Vlad cooked something right for once.

"It wouldn't matter if it was burned. I'm so hungry I could eat a frickin' horse."

Sorry, even though I have Pets, there are no horses in the game. How about a nice llama hedge to nibble on instead?

"Ewww. No. I'll just take the chili, thanks."

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Vlad is in the gamer career, because I haven't had anyone complete it yet. He's at the top of the career now and just got the chance card for it... This one I got right... §65,000 simoleons! Woot! I could move them into the other home I had picked out for them if I wanted to now, but I think we'll stay here for a little while longer.

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"Eww, these are really frelling gross, you know that. Why the hell do I have to drink this? Can't I have a nice salad or something? Maybe some of that leftover chili Vlad left."

"Do you remember what happened the last time you had a salad? You're energy's pretty far in the red and romaine doesn't make a very good pillow. I've explained before that you can't fall asleep in an instant meal."

"Well don't they have any other flavors, like chocolate or butter pecan?"

Your flavor choices are "pasta water", "industrial waste", and "medical" Which would you prefer?

"You've got to be frickin' kidding me, right... Right?

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I finally got the tired and cranky, but no longer hungry, K2 up to bed... who immediately woke up because she had to pee.

You're looking kinda big there K2. You sure that's not twins your carrying?

"You know all sims look huge after our last bump. There's no way to tell if I'm having twins or not by the size of my bump. But if they are twins, I'll strangle V."

Sorry, can't do that until you have a son. But Vlad has shown a tendency to father twins.

"Gods I hope this is a boy. I'm supposed to be doing the career thing right now."

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You're up with the chickens K2.

"I was starving. V said he'd make me breakfast once he got up, but I couldn't wait that long."

You should have. There's just something about coming downstairs to find a nicely put together man making you breakfast.

"Sounds like the voice of experience there, controller."

Oh yeah. But then he found out the hard way why I reminded him to either use an apron or put on a shirt before he fried the bacon.

*snicker* *snort*

Don't choke on the eggs. That would be bad.

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Ah, pancakes. Yeah, it's kinda hard to burn yourself making pancakes.

Er, is there something wrong there K2? You haven't finished your omelet and your hunger bar is still yellow.

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"Ah! Sorry! Can't finish it. I must've grabbed some bad eggs or something. They didn't smell rotten when I broke 'em open.

Ah, feeling kinda crampy?

"Yes! Ah! Ow! Dammit, if you knew the eggs were bad, why'd you let me eat them."

The eggs are fine. You're in labor, silly.

"Ow! What?!"

Yep, you're going to bringing a new little Vlad Jr or Vladette into the world here shortly... or at least you will be next chapter.

"WHAT! Oh you are so not leaving me this $*@%!#& way through the whole chapter break!"

It seems like the perfect place to wrap things up for the moment. Just keep doing your breathing and it'll all be over soon.

"Oh I so $*@%!#& hate you!"

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-- Chapter 13 --

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